Pediatric Physician

SUMMARY: The Highland Emergency Core Faculty will provide clinical emergency medicine services, teaching and scholarly work for Alameda Health System, under employment from Alameda Health Medical Group. Services will be on-site at Highland Hospital.

DUTIES & ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: NOTE: Following are the duties performed by employees in this classification. However, employees may perform other related duties at an equivalent level. Not all duties listed are necessarily performed by each individual in the classification. 

EM Academic Core Faculty Job Description

The Highland Emergency Medicine Residency Program has trained emergency physicians for over 40 years. It has been ACGME (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education) accredited since 1984, and now trains 11-12 residents per class in PGY 1-4. Based in one of the West Coast’s oldest public hospitals, the EM residency program is a national leader in Emergency Ultrasound, ED (Emergency Department) HIV testing and treatment, non-narcotic analgesia, ED initiated buprenorphine treatment, care of victims of sexual assault, as well as the birthplace of social emergency medicine. The program is nationally known for training emergency physicians who are clinically outstanding and can lead and thrive in any environment. Core faculty are based in the ED at Highland Hospital in Oakland, and are national leaders in their areas of expertise, highly clinically skilled, and outstanding bedside teachers. The Highland faculty is much smaller than most programs of comparable size. Therefore, the faculty group expects an elevated level of commitment to the residency program from its core members.  This position both supports the delivery of high-quality patient care to our community in the East Bay and the training of future leaders in Emergency Medicine (EM) who will carry out the mission of the department and hospital. Core faculty may also be selected for their specific expertise and unique contribution to the program. Core faculty are engaged in targeted residency activities, plus additional contributions based on their expertise in EM. A component of FTE is allocated for academic work and teaching for EM core faculty.

Academic Core Faculty Clinical Requirements

• Provide appropriate medical services to all patients presenting to the Emergency Department
• Provide services for the contracted number of shifts for EM core faculty at Highalnd set forth by the AHMG Compensation Committee. This shall include backup-up duties as determined by the Chair and consistent with the departmental scheduling policy.
• Supervise and teach residents, interns, medical students, and other learners in the delivery of patient care and practice of Emergency Medicine.
• Foster a supportive and safe clinical learning environment for residents, students, and learners.
• Work and collaborate with consultants and subspecialists in a collegial fashion in service of patients.
• Model exceptional clinical practice and communication skills for learners in our training programs.
• Deliver care based on best practices and evidence-based medicine, adhere to applicable standards of care, medical ethics, and policies and protocols.
• Complete documentation in the Electronic Health Record in a timely fashion, commensurate with any policies set forth by AHS Health Information Management or its proxy
• Provide on-line base hospital medical control and consultation for Alameda County EMS providers.
• Be responsible, on a case-by-case basis as the need arises, for taking all actions necessary to facilitate the appropriate transfer of a patient to or from another medical facility to gain access to the appropriate services and medical care needed.
• Consult with EM QRC leadership to achieve better clinical outcomes for patients, improve the quality of patient care and maximize the efficient utilization of physician and hospital resources.
• Report to departmental leadership and hospital administration, as needed, material concerns about quality of care, delay in delivery of medical services to patients, or any patient concerns.
• Comply with the requirements and standards of AHS (Alameda Health System) Medical Staff bylaws, The Joint Commission (TJC) and any other accrediting agencies designated as well as all applicable AHS policies, code of conduct, rules, and regulations.
• Support departmental operations and nursing leadership in implementing new procedures, controls, and systems to promote and facilitate quality, cost controls, reimbursement functions, standardization of products and equipment, and any other requests made by hospital.
• Provide effective and timely communications to referring or admitting physicians, patients and family concerning the clinical status of each patient admitted through the Emergency Department.
• Perform other select duties as assigned by the department Chair or Vice Chair.

Residency Core Faculty Requirements Conference/Didactics (ACGME Requirement)

• Active participation in Emergency Medicine Residency teaching conferences including Wednesday Weekly Didactics and Monthly Journal Club/Follow Up
• Attendance is expected unless post-nights/swings, on-duty, engaged in other clinical, teaching, or administrative duties, or on PTO/vacation/leave.
• Develop and deliver a minimum of three core lectures per year
• Lead a minimum of three Journal Club or Follow Up sessions per year.
• Participate and contribute to monthly small group sessions, follow up conferences, procedural teaching sessions, and simulation sessions and Resident Professional Development
• Participate at a prominent level in residency interviewing and recruitment.
• Participate in residency ranking and selection process.
• Attend and contribute to residency orientation sessions.
• Serve as a mock oral board examiner.
• Support/mentor residency involvement in Patient Safety including instruction around RCAs and True North Metrics
• Provide career guidance and mentorship for residents.

Scholarly Work (ACGME Requirement)

• Participate in at least one academic project while serving as core faculty. This may include research projects, case reports, subject reviews, book chapters, FOAM med, and active publications.
• Contribute at least one scholarly work/project each year towards the ACGME EM RRC requirement for academic productivity.
• Represent the residency program locally and nationally at professional conferences, through committee work, policy work, multi-institutional collaborations, and other speaking/teaching engagements.

Evaluation and Assessment (ACGME requirement)

• Provide timely and specific feedback to residents at the conclusion of each clinical shift.
• Complete written evaluations in the Residency Management System (New Innovations)
• Contribute to the continual improvement of evaluation methods and tools.
• Complete the ACGME Annual Faculty Survey.

Professional Development (ACGME Requirement)

• Participate in professional development on an annual basis that improves their performance as educators, in quality improvement, in fostering their own and residents’ well-being, and inpatient care based on their practice-based learning and improvement efforts.

Academic Departmental Administration

• Serve as a member of at least one departmental or system-wide committee
• Support the departmental and residency commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the recruitment and training of physician workforce who reflect our community.
• Participate as a voting member of the Graduate Medical Education Committee.
• Complete all educational and competency modules set forth by AHS or AHMG for compliance and educational purposes
• Attend bi-monthly staff meetings unless working clinically/post-shift/on PTO/on leave.
• Participate in 70% of all residency interview sessions unless otherwise on PTO or leave.
• Must be flexible and assist the department with teaching / administrative / and clinical needs as they arise - agreed upon jointly with the EM Chair.
• Create annual goals. Meet with EM Chair and or Vice Chair annually to review yearly goals and expectations

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) is required.

Required: Board Eligible or Board Certified in Emergency Medicine.

Required Licenses/Certifications: Possession of a valid license to practice medicine in the State of California.

Valid DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) license

Compliance with Emergency Medicine (EM) Board mandated education and training to maintain State licensure and board certification.